Jaffna Beacon
Jaffna Beacon is a lighthouse in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Jaffna Beacon is situated nearby to the town Ariyalai, as well as near Nallur.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary’s Cathedral and Holy Family Convent, Jaffna.
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Ghostface Buddha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna located in Gurunagar, a suburb of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The cathedral is also known locally as Periye Kovil. St. Mary’s Cathedral is situated 3½ km north of Jaffna Beacon.
Holy Family Convent, Jaffna
School
Holy Family Convent is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The school was established in 1845 and consists of both a Tamil and an English convent. Holy Family Convent, Jaffna is situated 4 km north of Jaffna Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ariyalai and Jaffna.
Ariyalai
Town
Photo: உமாபதி, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ariyalai is a suburb of the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The suburb is divided into eight village officer divisions whose combined population was 10,750 at the 2012 census. Ariyalai is situated 4 km northeast of Jaffna Beacon.
Jaffna
Photo: Gane Kumaraswamy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jaffna District is the northernmost region of Sri Lanka, and one of the oldest inhabited places on the island. It is populated mainly by Tamil speaking people.
Nallur
Town
Nallur is an affluent suburb in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It is located 3 km south from Jaffna city centre. Nallur is most famous for Nallur Kandaswamy temple, one of Sri Lanka's most sacred place of pilgrimage for Sri Lankan Hindus. Nallur is situated 5 km north of Jaffna Beacon.
Jaffna Beacon
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.6268° or 9° 37′ 37″ northLongitude
80.0304° or 80° 1′ 49″ eastOpen location code
6MX2J2GJ+P5GeoNames ID
1242832
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